kate: The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute t...
CVE-2022-23853 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853, released February 11, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute the associated LSP server binary when opening a file of a given type. If this binary is absent from the PATH, it will try running the LSP server binary in the directory of the file that was just opened (due to a misunderstanding of the QProcess API, that was never intended). This can be an untrusted directory.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| kate · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4:21.12.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| kate · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4:21.12.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| kate · Debian 14 | 4:21.12.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| ktexteditor · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.93.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| ktexteditor · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.93.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| ktexteditor · Debian 14 | 5.93.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23853 | Feb 11, 2022 |
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